Akwasi or Kwasí or Kwesi is an

Akan Akan may refer to: People and languages *Akan people, an ethnic group in Ghana and Côte d'Ivoire *Akan languages, a language group within the wider Central Tano languages *Kwa languages, a language group which includes Akan *Central Tano language ...

masculine given name originating from the Akan people and their Akan day naming system, meaning born on a

Sunday Sunday (Latin: ''dies solis'' meaning "day of the sun") is the day of the week between Saturday and Monday. Sunday is a Christian sabbath, day of rest in most Western countries and a part of the Workweek and weekend, weekend. In some Middle Ea ...

. People born on particular days are supposed to exhibit the characteristics or attributes and philosophy, associated with the days. Akwasi has the appellation Bodua or Obueakwan meaning agility. Thus, males named Akwasi are supposed to be agile by nature.

Origin and Meaning

In the

culture, day names are known to be derived from deities. Akwasi originated from Koyasi and the Lord of Life Descent deity of the day Sunday.

Males Male (symbol: ♂) is the sex of an organism that produces the gamete (sex cell) known as sperm, which fuses with the larger female gamete, or ovum, in the process of fertilisation. A male organism cannot reproduce sexually without access to ...

named Akwasi are known to be leaders in society and also known to be "clearer of the way" (obue-akwan). They are very inquisitive and tend to be pulled into a thing of interest.

Male Variants of Akwasi

Day names in

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vary in spelling among the various

subgroups. The name is spelt Akwasi or Kwasi by the

Akuapem Akuapem may refer to: * Akuapem people, an ethnic group of Ghana * Akuapem dialect, their language * Akuapem Kingdom Akropong is a town in South Ghana and is the capital of the Akuapim North District, a district in the Eastern Region of South ...

Akyem The Akyem Kingdoms (also known as Greater Akyem, Akim, Great Akim, or Akan Grande) were prominent Akan people, Akan kingdoms in precolonial Ghana, consisting of the three related states of Akyem Abuakwa, Akyem Kotoku, and Akyem Bosome. Located in ...

Akwamu The Akwamu Empire was a powerful Akan state that rose to prominence in the 17th century in what is now southeastern Ghana. According to oral tradition, the Akwamu traced their origins to the Twifo-Heman area, but the earliest historical records p ...

Bono Paul David Hewson (born 10 May 1960), known by the nickname Bono ( ), is an Irish singer-songwriter and activist. He is a founding member, the lead vocalist, and primary lyricist of the rock band U2. Bono is known for his impassioned voca ...

and Ashanti subgroups while the Fante subgroup spell it as Kwesi.

Female version of Akwasi

In the

culture and other local cultures in

, day names come in pairs for males and

females An organism's sex is female (symbol: ♀) if it produces the ovum (egg cell), the type of gamete (sex cell) that fuses with the male gamete (sperm cell) during sexual reproduction. A female has larger gametes than a male. Females and male ...

. The variant of the name used for a female child born on Sunday is

Akosua Akosua is an Akan given name to a female child born on Sunday (Kwasiada). It is mostly practised by all Akan (i.e Ashanti, Akuapem, Akyem, Akwamu, Bono, Fante) people who follow traditional customs. People born on particular days are suppose ...

Notable people with the name

Most Ghanaian children have their cultural day names in combination with their English or Christian names. Some notable people with such names are: *

Akwasi Ampofo Adjei Akwasi Ampofo Adjei (1947–2004) also known as Mr A.A.A was a Ghanaian highlife musician. Career He was a teacher by profession but because of the influence that music had on his life he abandoned teaching profession, and went into the music ...

(1947–2004),

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musician known professionally as Mr. A.A.A. *

Akwasi Afrifa Lieutenant General Akwasi Amankwaa Afrifa (24 April 1936 – 26 June 1979) was a Ghanaian soldier, farmer, traditional ruler and politician. He was the head of state of Ghana and leader of the military government in 1969 and then chairman of t ...

(1936–1979), Ghanaian

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and politician *

(born 1958), Ghanaian

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, Ghanaian politician *

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(born 1985),

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football player *

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(born 1992),

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footballer *

Akwasi Appiah James Kwesi Appiah (born 30 June 1960), also known as Akwasi Appiah, is a Ghanaian football coach and former player who played as a left back who is the head coach of Sudan national football team. Early life and education Appiah was born on 30 ...

(born 1960), Ghanaian footballer and coach * Akwasi Bretuo Assensoh (born 1946), Ghanaian academic and

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* Akwasi Boateng (born 1967), Ghanaian politician * Akwasi Evans (1948–2019),

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journalist and civil-rights activist * Akwasi Fobi-Edusei (born 1986),

English English usually refers to: * English language * English people English may also refer to: Culture, language and peoples * ''English'', an adjective for something of, from, or related to England * ''English'', an Amish ter ...

footballer * Akwasi Oppong Fosu (born 1958), Ghanaian politician * Akwasi Frimpong (born 1986), Ghanaian-Dutch runner and bobsledder * Akwasi Konadu (born 1982), Ghanaian politician * Akwasi Addo Alfred Kwarteng (born 1975),

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politician * Akwasi Addai Odike (born 1964), Ghanaian businessman and politician * Akwasi Oduro (born 1987), Belgian footballer * Akwasi Osei-Adjei (born 1949), Ghanaian politician *

Akwasi Owusu-Ansah Akwasi Owusu-Ansah ( ; born April 10, 1988) is an American former professional football player who was a cornerback in the National Football League (NFL) for the Dallas Cowboys, Jacksonville Jaguars, and Detroit Lions. He also played for the To ...

(born 1988), American football player * Akwasi Owusu Afrifa-Mensa (born 1971), Ghanaian politician *

Akwasi Sarpong Akwasi or Kwasí or Kwesi is an Akan people, Akan masculine given name originating from the Akan people and their Akan day naming system, meaning born on a Sunday. People born on particular days are supposed to exhibit the characteristics or attrib ...

, Ghanaian journalist *

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(born 1997), British basketball player *

Nana Akwasi Asare Nana Akwasi Asare (born 11 July 1986) is a Ghanaian former professional footballer who played as a left-back. He made over 100 appearances for Dutch club Utrecht, and more than 200 appearances for Belgian club Gent. Between 2007 and 2012 he made ...

(born 1986), Ghanaian footballer *

Blessing Akwasi Afrifah Blessing Akwasi Afrifah (; born 26 October 2003) is an Israeli track and field athlete who specializes in the sprints. He was the 200 metres champion at both the 2022 World Athletics U20 Championships, and at the 2023 European Athletics U23 Cham ...

(born 2003),

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i sprinter

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Origin and Meaning

Male Variants of Akwasi

Female version of Akwasi

Notable people with the name

See also

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